The leadership of three chambers of commerce in San Antonio have joined forces with the San Antonio Restaurant Association, the Real Estate Council and other groups to block a new request for proposals (RFP) for the city’s airport that could lead to union organizing.

In the midst of racial discrimination in business and employment in the late 1920s, the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, then known as the Mexican Chamber of Commerce, helped propel a number of minority-owned businesses into existence. Over time, it evolved into an entrepreneurial advocacy organization of more than 1,300 members for all Hispanic people, minorities, and women in business.

Thanks to a new collaborative partnership between the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the Maestro Leadership Foundation, small business owners will now have access to another valuable resource to help jumpstart their growth during their start-up period: the Maestro Entrepreneur Center.